TESLA, INC.

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FORM SD
Specialized Disclosure Report
 
 
 

Tesla, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware   001-34756   91-2197729
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer 
    Identification No.)
 
3500 Deer Creek Road
Palo Alto, California 94304
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
 
Philip L. Rothenberg
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to December 31, 2017.
 
 
 

 
Section 1 – Conflict Minerals Disclosure
 
Item 1.01  Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report
 
A copy of Tesla, Inc.’s Conflict Minerals Report for the year ended December 31, 2017 is provided as Exhibit 1.01 hereto and is publicly available online at https://www.tesla.com/about/legal.
 
Item 1.02  Exhibit
 
A copy of Tesla, Inc.’s Conflict Mineral Report for the year ended December 31, 2017 is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.01.
 
Section 2 – Exhibits
 
Item 2.01  Exhibits
 
Exhibit 1.01 – Conflict Minerals Report as required by Items 1.01 and 1.02 of this Form.
 
 
Exhibit No.     
 
Description
 

1.01      Tesla, Inc. Conflict Minerals Report for the reporting period January 1 to December 31, 2017
 

 
 
 

 
 SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the duly authorized undersigned.
 
    TESLA, INC.
     
  By:/s/ Liam O’Connor  
   Liam O’Connor
Vice President, Global Supply Management
 
Date:  May 29, 2018
 

 
 Tesla Conflict Minerals Report
* This report has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to comply with the reporting period for the calendar year ended December 31, 2017.

 
Tesla’s mission
The
goal
of
Tesla
is
to
accelerate
world’s
transition
to
sustainable
energy.

 
Overview of Tesla
We
design,
develop,
manufacture,
lease
and
sell
high-performance
fully
electric
vehicles,
energy
storage
systems,
and
solar
energy
systems.
 
Tesla’s Supply Chain
Our
products
use
thousands
of
purchased
parts,
which
we
source
globally
from
hundreds
of
suppliers.

Tesla
is
committed
to
only
sourcing
responsibly
produced
materials.
In
addition
to
the
Tesla
Supplier
Code
of
Conduct,
Tesla
has
a
Human
Rights
and
Conflict
Minerals
policy
that
outlines
our
expectations
to
all
suppliers
and
partners
that
work
with
us.

We
strictly
follow
all
U.S.
and
foreign
law,
and
require
our
supply
chain
to
do
the
same.

All
of
our
contracts
require
suppliers
to
adhere
to
our
human
rights
policy
and
environmental
and
safety
requirements.
Tesla
is
committed
to
making
working
conditions
in
Tesla’s
supply
chain
safe
and
humane,
ensuring
that
workers
are
treated
with
respect
and
dignity,
and
that
manufacturing
processes
are
environmentally
responsible.

Tesla
suppliers
are
required
to
provide
evidence
of
the
existence
of
policies
that
address
these
social,
environmental,
and
sustainability
issues
as
well
as
responsible
sourcing.

Our
complex
supply
chain
is
a
unique
hybrid
of
the
traditional
automotive
and
high-tech
industries
and
encompasses
suppliers
from
around
the
world.

Many
of
our
Tier
1
suppliers
(i.e.,
direct
suppliers)
do
not
purchase
all
their
raw
materials
directly
and
instead
obtain
them
from
downstream
suppliers
and
sub-suppliers.

Therefore,
reliably
determining
the
origin
is
a
difficult
task,
but
the
due
diligence
practices
outlined
below
provide
additional
information
and
transparency
that
help
us,
and
our
suppliers,
adhere
to
the
responsible
sourcing
principles
of
our
Supplier
Code
of
Conduct

Our
Tier
1
suppliers
are
required
to
register
and
complete
the
domestic
and
international
material
compliance
requirements
in
the
International
Material
Data
System
(“
IMDS
”)
to
meet
European
Union
and
other
international
material
and
environmental
related
regulations.

This
requirement
is
mandated
for
all
suppliers
who
supply
their
products
or
raw
materials
to
us
as
part
of
our
production
part
approval
process.

Supplier-provided
data
collected
via
the
IMDS
process
is
the
starting
point
for
our
conflict
minerals
due
diligence
efforts.

In
addition
to
the
material
requirements
above,
we
require
our
Tier
1
suppliers
to
fully
disclose
material
sourcing
of
certain
materials
as
specified
in
supply
chain
purchasing
contracts.

1
 
  

Tesla Supplier Code of Conduct

In
2017,
Tesla
released
our
Supplier
Code
of
Conduct
(“
Code
”)
to
all
our
supply
chain
partners.
The
Code
is
the
foundation
for
ensuring
social
and
environmental
responsibility
and
ethical
conduct
throughout
our
supply
chain,
no
matter
what
industry,
region,
or
materials.
Tesla
continues
to
identify
and
do
business
with
organizations
that
conduct
their
business
with
principles
that
are
consistent
with
the
Code.

Tesla,
along
with
our
partners
and
independent
third
parties,
conduct
audits
to
observe
these
principles
in
action.
If
there
is
a
reasonable
basis
to
believe
a
supplier
partner
is
in
violation
of
the
Code,
Tesla
will
transition
away
from
that
relationship
unless
the
violation
is
cured
in
a
satisfactory
manner.
 
Conflict Minerals Disclosure

Ensuring Supplier Compliance

Tesla
is
committed
to
sourcing
responsibly
and
considers
mining
activities
that
fuel
conflict
as
unacceptable.
Pursuant
to
Tesla’s
human
rights
and
conflict
minerals
policy,
Tesla’s
suppliers
are
expected
to
use
reasonable
efforts
to
ensure
that
parts
and
products
supplied
to
Tesla
are
“DRC
conflict
free,”
meaning
that
such
conflict
minerals
do
not
benefit
armed
groups
in
the
Democratic
Republic
of
the
Congo.

“Conflict
free”
means
such
parts
and
supplies
do
not
contain
metals
derived
from
"conflict
minerals,"
which
are
defined
as:

(i)
columbite-tantalite
(tantalum);
(ii)
cassiterite
(tin);
(iii)
gold;
(iv)
wolframite
(tungsten);
and
(v)
any
derivatives
of
the
above.
 
The
goal
of
this
policy
is
to
ensure
that
Tesla's
products
do
not
directly
or
indirectly
finance
or
benefit
armed
groups
through
mining
or
mineral
trading
in
the
DRC
or
any
adjoining
countries.
Tesla
requires
its
suppliers
to
establish
policies,
due
diligence
frameworks,
and
management
systems
consistent
with
the
OECD
Due
Diligence
Guidance
for
Responsible
Supply
Chains
of
Minerals
from
Conflict-Affected
and
High-Risk
Areas
(“
OECD
Guidance
”).
Tesla
expects
its
suppliers
to
stay
up
to
date
with
and
to
use
validated
conflict-free
smelters
and
refiners
assessed
by
the
Responsible
Mineral
Initiative
(“
RMI
”)
and
similar
organizations.
Tesla
performs
ongoing
due
diligence
and
files
annual
reports
with
the
U.S.
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
in
accordance
with
the
Dodd-Frank
Wall
Street
Reform
and
Consumer
Protection
Act.
For
more
information
regarding
Tesla’s
Human
Rights
and
Conflict
Minerals
Policy,
visit

http://www.tesla.com/about/legal
.

Tesla’s
Conflicts
Mineral
Policy
also
includes
a
grievance
mechanism
where
concerned
parties
may
contact
Tesla’s
Board
of
Directors
and
provide
comments
about
Conflict
Minerals
and
other
sourcing
matters.

  The Recognized Framework used to develop Due Diligence Framework

Our
conflict
minerals
process
and
policy
are
designed
to
conform
in
all
material
respects
with
the
OECD
Guidance.

2
 
  
Description of Due Diligence Performed on the Source and Chain of Custody of those Conflict Minerals
Step 1: Establish strong company management systems

As
noted
above,
Tesla
has
adopted
a
human
rights
and
conflict
minerals
policy.
The
policy
was
last
reviewed
and
updated
in
December
2015.
We
published
the
Tesla
Supplier
Code
of
Conduct
in
2017.
Our
supplier
manuals
also
address
conflict
minerals
and
state
our
expectation
that
all
Tesla
suppliers
are
accountable
for
performing
due
diligence
on
their
mineral
supply
chains
in
accordance
with
the
OECD
Guidance.

Our
contractual
terms
with
suppliers
(i.e.,
General
Terms
and
Conditions)
include
verbiage
that
provides
the
expectation
that
all
Tesla
suppliers
are
accountable
for
performing
conflict
minerals
due
diligence
aligned
with
the
OECD
Guidance
as
required
by
Section
1502
of
the
Dodd-Frank
Wall
Street
Reform
and
Consumer
Protection
Act.

We
maintain
a
specialized
team
within
our
supply
chain
personnel
to
lead
these
due
diligence
efforts.
An
internal
cross-functional
Tesla
Conflict
Minerals
Steering
Committee
(the
“Steering
Committee”)
composed
of
Tesla
management
from
Supply
Chain,
Accounting,
Sustainability,
and
Legal
oversees
these
due
diligence
efforts
and
potential
risks
and
issues
within
our
supply
base.

We
use
the
RMI
Reporting
Template
(“
CMRT
”)
to
query
at-
risk
Tier
1
suppliers
to
identify
smelters
in
congruence
with
the
OECD
Guidance.

We
are
using
the
automotive
industry
standard
International
Material
Data
System
(“
IMDS
”)
to
help
determine
which
suppliers
are
at
risk
for
conflict
minerals
for
all
Tesla
products.

In
2017,
we
extended
use
of
the
IMDS
database
to
the
Tesla
Energy
supply
chain
in
addition
to
our
automotive
suppliers.

From
that
database,
we
review
the
existing
supplier
base
annually
to
include
newly
added
suppliers
and
existing
suppliers
who
provide
products
to
Tesla
in
order
to
determine
which
Tier
1
suppliers
are
likely
to
supply
a
product
with
Tantalum,
Tin,
Tungsten,
and
Gold
(these
four
minerals
together
are
commonly
referred
to
as
“
3TG
”).

For
any
Tier
1
supplier
which
has
products
that
are
determined
to
be
highly
unlikely
to
provide
3TG,
we
do
not
pursue
additional
conflict
minerals
due
diligence
and
do
not
include
that
supplier
in
the
Reasonable
Country
of
Origin
Inquiry
(“
RCOI
”).

Step 2: Identify and assess risk in the supply chain

Based
on
our
data
analysis
from
IMDS,
we
send
out
an
inquiry
letter
to
the
Tier
1
suppliers
which
have
products
determined
to
likely
contain
3TG
minerals.

Suppliers
are
given
approximately
one
month
to
respond
to
this
letter
and
submit
their
CMRT.

Any
suppliers
that
has
not
respond
are
queried
again.

We
continually
reach
out
to
in-scope
suppliers
on
a
monthly
basis
at
the
tail
end
of
each
year
to
receive
the
most
up-to-date
report.

Any
concerns
with
supplier
responses
throughout
data
collection
are
brought
to
the
attention
of
a
member
of,
or
the
entire,
Steering
Committee
for
further
review
and
action.

Suppliers
who
do
not
respond
are
brought
to
the
attention
of
a
Steering
Committee
member
for
escalation.

In
addition,
we
continue
to
engage
with
other
manufacturing
companies
in
Silicon
Valley
to
discuss
conflict
minerals
activities
across
multiple
industries
(the
“
Silicon
Valley
Conflict
Minerals
Forum
”).
The
Silicon
Valley
Conflict
Minerals
Forum
has
been
instrumental
in
developing
an
aligned
strategy
and
approach
to
conflict
minerals
due
diligence
challenges.
Tesla
regularly
participates,
hosts
gatherings,
and
encourages
participation
from
other
members.

3
 
  
Step 3: Design and implement a strategy to respond to identified risks
We
perform
risk-based
assessments
on
all
Tier
1
and
potential
Tier
1
suppliers
as
part
of
our
sourcing
process
and
through
IMDS
we
identify
which
direct
suppliers
are
highly
likely
to
supply
products
that
contain
3TG.

Based
on
this
supplier
list,
we
conduct
a
supply-chain
survey
using
the
CMRT,
requesting
Tier
1
suppliers
to
identify
smelters
and
refiners
and
country
of
origin
of
the
conflict
minerals.
Using
the
CMRT,
we
receive
reports
back
on
Tier
1
supplier
progress
and
collect
the
determined
list
of
smelters
used
in
the
supply
chain.

We
follow
up
with
suppliers
who
did
not
respond
to
our
original
request
for
information.

We
perform
documentation
review
of
the
smelters
and
refiners
identified
by
the
Tier
1
suppliers
using
the
CMRT
and
make
further
inquiries
to
suppliers
if

additional
clarification
is
needed.

We
use
an
in-house
template
to
track
the
progress
and
response
rate
to
determine
next
steps
and
escalation
as
necessary.

Step 4: Carry out independent third-party audit of supply chain due diligence at identified points in the supply chain

We
support
the
RMI’s
outreach
efforts
and
Responsible
Minerals
Assurance
Process
(“
RMAP
”)
smelter
audits
through
our
membership
in
these
programs.

We
reserve
the
right
to
ask
any
high-risk
Tier
1
supplier
to
audit
their
supply
chain
conflict
minerals
due
diligence
using
a
third-party
independent
auditor.

As
outlined
in
the
OECD
Guidance,
we
support
an
industry
initiative
that
audits
smelters’
and
refiners’
due
diligence
activities.
That
industry
initiative
is
the
RBA’s
Responsible
Mineral
Initiative.
The
data
on
which
we
rely
for
certain
statements
in
this
declaration
are
obtained
through
our
membership
in
the
RMI
using
the
Reasonable
Country
of
Origin
Inquiry
report
for
member
TSLA.

Step 5: Report on supply chain due diligence

We
report
on
our
due
diligence
efforts
as
required
by
law
and
to
comply
with
Rule
13p-1
under
the
Securities
Exchange
Act
of
1934,
as
amended.
 
Steps Tesla Plans to Take to Mitigate the Risk that Necessary Conflict Minerals Benefit Armed Groups, Including Any Steps to Improve Tesla’s Due Diligence – 2018 Focus
In
2018,
we
plan
to
continue
our
inquiry
method
and
utilize
the
RMI’s
CMRT
to
collect
and
report
on
due
diligence
activities
with
our
supply
base.
We
will
perform
another
review
of
our
suppliers
who
are
determined
to
be
highly
likely
to
source
3TG.

In
addition
to
the
3TG
minerals,
we
plan
to
support
efforts
to
integrate
similar
due
diligence
for
responsible
sourcing
of
other
minerals
of
concern,
such
as
cobalt.
We
plan
to
continue
participation
in
the
Silicon
Valley
Conflict
Minerals
Forum
and
work
together
with
our
industry
peers
to
better
understand
the
developments
from
our
joint
due
diligence
efforts.

Supplier

education
is
important
to
our
efforts
to
collect
reliable
feedback,
and
we
plan
to
better
provide
details
on
our
conflict
minerals
due
diligence
efforts
to
our
Tier
1
suppliers
by
distributing
information
about
the
RMI’s
efforts
and
encouraging
participation
in
the
RMI.

In
an
effort
to
continuously
improve,
we
will
monitor
our
due
diligence
progress
over
the
year
as
we
receive
supplier
responses
to
our
inquiries
and
have
targeted
a
100%
response
rate.

We
expect
to
participate
in
more
RMI
smelter

4
 
  
engagement
outreach
efforts
and
provide
feedback
to
our
own
supply
chain
to
improve
the
quality
of
responses
from
our
suppliers.

Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry of the Necessary Conflict Minerals in Tesla’s Products
Tesla
has
not
yet
been
able
to
fully
identify
countries
of
origin
of
3TG
and
the
smelters
and
refiners
used
to
process
the
necessary
conflict
minerals
in
Tesla’s
products.

We
identified
389
suppliers
who
supply
3TG
in
their
products
and
required
all
of
these
suppliers
to
perform
and
report
on
their
supply
chain
due
diligence
through
the
use
of
the
CMRT.

More
than
half
of
these
identified
suppliers
in
scope
were
new
to
our
supply
chain
in
2017,
resulting
from
production
of
the
new
Model
3
vehicle
and
the
integration
of
suppliers
for
our
Tesla
Energy
products.

We
received
186
supplier
responses,
more
than
doubling
the
responses
from
the
previous
year.
From
these
responses,
we
identified
996
unique
smelters
and
refiners
reported
comprehensively.
This
is
roughly
one
third
of
the
identified
unique
smelters
and
refiners
from
last
year,
despite
an
increase
in
responses
by
volume.

We
believe
the
reduced
number
of
unique
smelters
identified
reflects
an
increased
awareness
by
our
suppliers
of
RMI’s
smelter
database,
as
well
as
an
improvement
in
data
scrubbing
to
align
alternative
nomenclature
and
spelling
of
smelter
names
to
match
the
RMI
database.
The
ratio
of
known
smelters
to
unrecognized
smelters
increased
dramatically,
which
is
a
positive
trend,
as
known
smelters
can
be
validated
to
conform
to
the
RMAP
protocols.

We
recognize
the
importance
of
working
with
industry
peers
and
organizations
and
believe
that
a
consolidated
effort
to
determine
reasonable
country
of
origin
is
the
most
efficient
method.
Through
our
involvement
in
the
RMI,
we
contribute
information
to
help
identify
the
current
status
of
many
of
our
smelters.

To
help
determine
reasonable
country
of
origin,
we
continue
to
monitor
and
rely
upon
the
RMI’s
progress
in
dispositioning
smelters
and
refiners.

Additionally,
we
continuously
compare
the
updated
list
of
facilities
that
are
certified
by
the
RMI
as
conflict-free
smelters
or
refiners
against
our
own
CMRT
results
throughout
the
year.

Our
Tier
1
suppliers
are
highly
dependent
on
the
information
provided
to
them
by
their
suppliers.

Determining
the
countries
of
origin
of
each
and
every
3TG
mineral
continues
to
be
a
challenge
that
will
take
years
to
complete.

While
the
RMI
has
made
substantial
progress
in
identifying
and
assessing
smelters
and
refiners
globally,
there
is
still
a
lot
more
that
can
be
done.

At
the
end
of
2016,
Tesla
acquired
SolarCity.

The
addition
of
energy
products
to
Tesla’s
product
line
and
supply
chain
scope
required
additional
effort
to
incorporate
Solar
City’s
responsible
sourcing
policies
and
due
diligence
processes
into
our
existing
programs.

In
2017,
we
incorporated
our
new
energy
suppliers
into
the
Company’s
3TG
due
diligence
efforts
and
will
continue
to
do
so
moving
forward.
 
Based
on
the
information
provided
by
our
suppliers
as
well
as
the
RMI,
Tesla
believes
that
the
countries
of
origin
of
the
3TG
contained
in
our
products
include
the
countries
listed
below
in

Annex
I
.

Annex
II
lists
the
smelters
and
refiners
believed
to
be
in
Tesla’s
supply
chain.

The
information
in
Annex
I
and
Annex
II
is
based
off
of
RMI’s
RCOI
data
from
April
2,
2018
and
Tesla’s
2017
supplier
CMRT
submissions.

The
RMI’s
RCOI
data
generally
does
not
specify
the
countries
of
origin
of
the
conflict
minerals
processed
by
the
list
of
compliant
smelters
and
refineries
in
Annex
II.

In
addition,
it
is
not
always
possible
to
know
the
countries
of
origin
of
the
3TG
contained
in
scrap
and
recycled
sources.

5
 
  
Battery Materials
In
addition
to
global
laws
and
regulations
focused
on
3TG
due
diligence
specifically,
Tesla
believes
that
it
is
of
equal
importance
to
ensure
that
all
of
our
products
and
material
inputs
are
sourced
with
the
same
proactive
approach,
irrespective
of
material
or
region.

Of
particular
importance
to
us
is
the
sourcing
of
raw
materials
contained
in
the
battery
cells
used
in
Tesla’s
products.
Tesla
has
built
strong
partnerships
with
our
direct
battery
cell
suppliers.

We
work
closely
together
to
identify
and
engage
with
raw
materials
suppliers
that
support
cell
production,
which
does
not
typically
include
3TG.
We
require
suppliers
to
provide
documentation
and
descriptions
of
risk
management
and
mitigation
policies
on
an
annual
basis,
receive
certificates
of
origin
for
raw
materials,
and
visit
production
sites
whenever
possible
to
observe,
review,
and
discuss
these
risks
and
how
they
are
addressed.
During
these
visits,
we
look
for
potential
human
rights
risks,
in
addition
to
safety
or
environmental
risks,
and
discuss
mitigation
efforts
directly
with
the
operators.
 
We
also
check
third
party
audits
and
evaluations
to
ensure
our
direct
battery
suppliers
are
complying
with
all
relevant
laws
and
their
own
corporate
policies
against
child
labor,
human
rights
abuses,
and
other
issues
that
affect
responsible
sourcing.

Tesla
also
reviews
the
requirements
that
our
direct
suppliers
have
with
their
sub-suppliers.

Most
importantly,
Tesla
visits
these
sub-suppliers
when
possible
to
observe
and
review
their
processes
and
risk
mitigation
techniques.
This
engagement
by
Tesla
extends
all
the
way
back
to
the
mining
stages.
 
Cobalt
 
Tesla
does
not
and
will
not
accept
human
rights
abuses
in
our
supply
chain.
While
Tesla’s
responsible
sourcing
practices
apply
to
all
materials
and
supply
chain
partners,
we
recognize
the
conditions
associated
with
select
artisanal
mining
(ASM)
of
cobalt
in
the
DRC.
To
assure
the
cobalt
in
Tesla’s
supply
chain
does
not
come
from
ASM
sites,
we
have
implemented
targeted
due
diligence
procedures
for
cobalt
sourcing.

 
We
have
visited
many
cobalt
mines
and
processing
plants
that
support
Tesla’s
main
supply
chain,
as
well
as
potential
future
suppliers
throughout
the
world.
We
discuss
with
these
suppliers
the
major
risks
they
face
and
the
practices
they
have
implemented
to
mitigate
these
risks,
including
chain
of
custody
controls
and
iterative
checks
performed
from
mining
until
customer
delivery
to
combat
illegal
or
artisanal
ore
use;
on-site
security
and
access
control;
hiring
practices
and
management
engagement
to
protect
against
child
labor
onsite;
internal
and
third
party
audit
practices;
and
engagement
with
local
communities
to
maintain
a
positive
social
license
to
operate.
To
date,
we
have
not
uncovered
human
rights
abuses
in
our
supply
chains.
It
is
important
to
note
that
there
is
very
little
cobalt
in
Tesla’s
battery
cells.
On
a
relative
basis,
cobalt
simply
is
not
that
significant
to
the
composition
of
Tesla’s
battery
cells,
as
we
mainly
use
NCA
batteries,
which
contain
substantially
less
cobalt
than
NMC
batteries.
Cells
used
in
Model
3
production
are
the
highest
energy
density
cells
used
in
any
electric
vehicle.
We
have
achieved
this
by
significantly
reducing

cobalt
content
per
battery
pack
while
increasing
nickel
content
and
still
maintaining
superior
thermal
stability.
The
cobalt
content
of
our
Nickel-Cobalt-Aluminum
cathode
chemistry
is
already
lower
than

6
 
  
next-generation
cathodes
that
will
be
made
by
other
cell
producers
with
a
Nickel-Manganese-Cobalt
ratio
of
8:1:1.
Lastly,
Tesla
is
a
member
of
the
RMI,
which
is
part
of
the
overall
supply
chain
responsibility
organization
Responsible
Business
Alliance
(formerly
EICC).
RMI
has
expanded
its
scope
beyond
conflict
minerals,
and
maintains
a
cobalt
sub-team,
of
which
Tesla
is
an
active
participant.
This
cobalt
sub-team
is
actively
working
on
several
initiatives,
including
developing
a
due
diligence
program
for
cobalt
sourcing
and
covering
the
risk
areas
included
in
the
OECD
Due
Diligence
Guidance
.
 

7
 
  

[Annex I]
Australia,

Austria,

Belgium,

Bolivia,

Brazil,

Canada,

Chile,

China,

Estonia,

France,

Germany,

India,

Indonesia,

Italy,

Japan,

Kazakhstan,

Kyrgyzstan,

Macedonia,

Malaysia,

Mexico,

Perú,

Philippines,

Poland,

Republic
of
Korea,
Russia,

Singapore,

South
Africa,

Spain,

Sweden,

Switzerland,

Taiwan,
The
Netherlands,

Turkey,

United
Arab
Emirates,

United
States
of
America,

Uzbekistan,
and
Vietnam

[Annex II]
The
following
list
of
facilities
are
smelters
or
refiners
believed
to
be
in
Tesla’s
supply
chain
who
have
completed
the
RMAP
audit
program
and
is
listed
as
conformant
for
responsible
sourcing
practices.

We
publish
this
list
to
hold
these
smelters
and
refiners
accountable
and
to
give
credit
for
their
continued
participation
in
the
RMAP.

In
addition,
we
hope
that
this
encourages
the
remaining
smelters
and
refiners
in
our
supply
chain
to
accelerate
their
efforts
to
demonstrate
responsible
mineral
procurement
through
the
RMAP.
 
Metal Smelter Smelter ID
Gold Advanced
Chemical
Company CID000015
Gold Aida
Chemical
Industries
Co.,
Ltd. CID000019
Gold Allgemeine
Gold-und
Silberscheideanstalt
A.G. CID000035
Gold Almalyk
Mining
and
Metallurgical
Complex
(AMMC) CID000041
Gold AngloGold
Ashanti
Corrego
do
Sitio
Mineracao CID000058
Gold Argor-Heraeus
S.A. CID000077
Gold Asahi
Pretec
Corp. CID000082
Gold Asaka
Riken
Co.,
Ltd. CID000090
Gold Aurubis
AG CID000113
Gold Bangko
Sentral
ng
Pilipinas
(Central
Bank
of
the
Philippines) CID000128
Gold Boliden
AB CID000157
Gold C.
Hafner
GmbH
+
Co.
KG CID000176
Gold CCR
Refinery
-
Glencore
Canada
Corporation CID000185
Gold Chimet
S.p.A. CID000233
Gold Daejin
Indus
Co.,
Ltd. CID000328
Gold DSC
(Do
Sung
Corporation) CID000359
Gold DODUCO
GmbH CID000362
Gold Dowa CID000401
Gold Eco-System
Recycling
Co.,
Ltd. CID000425
Gold OJSC
Novosibirsk
Refinery CID000493
Gold HeeSung
Metal
Ltd. CID000689
Gold Heimerle
+
Meule
GmbH CID000694
Gold Heraeus
Metals
Hong
Kong
Ltd. CID000707
Gold Heraeus
Precious
Metals
GmbH
&
Co.
KG CID000711
Gold Inner
Mongolia
Qiankun
Gold
and
Silver
Refinery
Share
Co.,
Ltd. CID000801

8
 
  
Metal Smelter Smelter ID
Gold Ishifuku
Metal
Industry
Co.,
Ltd. CID000807
Gold Istanbul
Gold
Refinery CID000814
Gold Japan
Mint CID000823
Gold Jiangxi
Copper
Co.,
Ltd. CID000855
Gold Asahi
Refining
USA
Inc. CID000920
Gold Asahi
Refining
Canada
Ltd. CID000924
Gold JSC
Ekaterinburg
Non-Ferrous
Metal
Processing
Plant CID000927
Gold JSC
Uralelectromed CID000929
Gold JX
Nippon
Mining
&
Metals
Co.,
Ltd. CID000937
Gold Kazzinc CID000957
Gold Kennecott
Utah
Copper
LLC CID000969
Gold Kojima
Chemicals
Co.,
Ltd. CID000981
Gold Kyrgyzaltyn
JSC CID001029
Gold LS-NIKKO
Copper
Inc. CID001078
Gold Materion CID001113
Gold Matsuda
Sangyo
Co.,
Ltd. CID001119
Gold Metalor
Technologies
(Suzhou)
Ltd. CID001147
Gold Metalor
Technologies
(Hong
Kong)
Ltd. CID001149
Gold Metalor
Technologies
(Singapore)
Pte.,
Ltd. CID001152
Gold Metalor
Technologies
S.A. CID001153
Gold Metalor
USA
Refining
Corporation CID001157
Gold Metalurgica
Met-Mex
Penoles
S.A.
De
C.V. CID001161
Gold Mitsubishi
Materials
Corporation CID001188
Gold Mitsui
Mining
and
Smelting
Co.,
Ltd. CID001193
Gold Moscow
Special
Alloys
Processing
Plant CID001204
Gold Nadir
Metal
Rafineri
San.
Ve
Tic.
A.S. CID001220
Gold Nihon
Material
Co.,
Ltd. CID001259
Gold Ohura
Precious
Metal
Industry
Co.,
Ltd. CID001325
Gold OJSC
Krastvetmet CID001326
Gold Planta
Recuperadora
de
Metales
SpA CID002919
Gold PAMP
S.A. CID001352
Gold Prioksky
Plant
of
Non-Ferrous
Metals CID001386
Gold PT
Aneka
Tambang
(Persero)
Tbk CID001397
Gold PX
Precinox
S.A. CID001498
Gold Rand
Refinery
(Pty)
Ltd. CID001512
Gold Royal
Canadian
Mint CID001534
Gold Samduck
Precious
Metals CID001555
Gold Schone
Edelmetaal
B.V. CID001573
Gold SEMPSA
Joyeria
Plateria
S.A. CID001585
Gold Shandong
Zhaojin
Gold
&
Silver
Refinery
Co.,
Ltd. CID001622

9
 
  
Metal Smelter Smelter ID
Gold Sichuan
Tianze
Precious
Metals
Co.,
Ltd. CID001736
Gold SOE
Shyolkovsky
Factory
of
Secondary
Precious
Metals CID001756
Gold Solar
Applied
Materials
Technology
Corp. CID001761
Gold Sumitomo
Metal
Mining
Co.,
Ltd. CID001798
Gold Tanaka
Kikinzoku
Kogyo
K.K. CID001875
Gold The
Refinery
of
Shandong
Gold
Mining
Co.,
Ltd. CID001916
Gold Tokuriki
Honten
Co.,
Ltd. CID001938
Gold Torecom CID001955
Gold Umicore
Brasil
Ltda. CID001977
Gold Umicore
S.A.
Business
Unit
Precious
Metals
Refining CID001980
Gold United
Precious
Metal
Refining,
Inc. CID001993
Gold Valcambi
S.A. CID002003
Gold Western
Australian
Mint
(T/a
The
Perth
Mint) CID002030
Gold Yokohama
Metal
Co.,
Ltd. CID002129
Gold Zhongyuan
Gold
Smelter
of
Zhongjin
Gold
Corporation CID002224
Gold Gold
Refinery
of
Zijin
Mining
Group
Co.,
Ltd. CID002243
Gold Umicore
Precious
Metals
Thailand CID002314
Gold Geib
Refining
Corporation CID002459
Gold MMTC-PAMP
India
Pvt.,
Ltd. CID002509
Gold Republic
Metals
Corporation CID002510
Gold Singway
Technology
Co.,
Ltd. CID002516
Gold Al
Etihad
Gold
LLC CID002560
Gold Emirates
Gold
DMCC CID002561
Gold T.C.A
S.p.A CID002580
Gold Korea
Zinc
Co.,
Ltd. CID002605
Gold Marsam
Metals CID002606
Gold SAAMP CID002761
Gold Italpreziosi CID002765
Gold SAXONIA
Edelmetalle
GmbH CID002777
Gold WIELAND
Edelmetalle
GmbH CID002778
Gold Ogussa
Osterreichische
Gold-
und
Silber-Scheideanstalt
GmbH CID002779
Gold AU
Traders
and
Refiners CID002850
Gold Yamamoto
Precious
Metal
Co.,
Ltd. CID002100
Gold Safimet
S.p.A CID002973
Gold SungEel
HiMetal
Co.,
Ltd. CID002918
Gold Cendres
+
Metaux
S.A. CID000189
Tantalum Asaka
Riken
Co.,
Ltd. CID000092
Tantalum Changsha
South
Tantalum
Niobium
Co.,
Ltd. CID000211
Tantalum Exotech
Inc. CID000456
Tantalum F
&
X
Electro-Materials
Ltd. CID000460

10
 
  
Metal Smelter Smelter ID
Tantalum Guangdong
Zhiyuan
New
Material
Co.,
Ltd. CID000616
Tantalum JiuJiang
JinXin
Nonferrous
Metals
Co.,
Ltd. CID000914
Tantalum Jiujiang
Nonferrous
Metals
Smelting
Company
Limited CID000917
Tantalum King-Tan
Tantalum
Industry
Ltd. CID000973
Tantalum LSM
Brasil
S.A. CID001076
Tantalum Metallurgical
Products
India
Pvt.,
Ltd. CID001163
Tantalum Mineracao
Taboca
S.A. CID001175
Tantalum Mitsui
Mining
and
Smelting
Co.,
Ltd. CID001192
Tantalum NPM
Silmet
AS CID001200
Tantalum Ningxia
Orient
Tantalum
Industry
Co.,
Ltd. CID001277
Tantalum QuantumClean CID001508
Tantalum Solikamsk
Magnesium
Works
OAO CID001769
Tantalum Taki
Chemical
Co.,
Ltd. CID001869
Tantalum Telex
Metals CID001891
Tantalum Ulba
Metallurgical
Plant
JSC CID001969
Tantalum Yichun
Jin
Yang
Rare
Metal
Co.,
Ltd. CID002307
Tantalum Hengyang
King
Xing
Lifeng
New
Materials
Co.,
Ltd. CID002492
Tantalum D
Block
Metals,
LLC CID002504
Tantalum FIR
Metals
&
Resource
Ltd. CID002505
Tantalum Jiujiang
Zhongao
Tantalum
&
Niobium
Co.,
Ltd. CID002506
Tantalum XinXing
Haorong
Electronic
Material
Co.,
Ltd. CID002508
Tantalum Jiangxi
Dinghai
Tantalum
&
Niobium
Co.,
Ltd. CID002512
Tantalum KEMET
Blue
Metals CID002539
Tantalum H.C.
Starck
Co.,
Ltd. CID002544
Tantalum H.C.
Starck
Tantalum
and
Niobium
GmbH CID002545
Tantalum H.C.
Starck
Hermsdorf
GmbH CID002547
Tantalum H.C.
Starck
Inc. CID002548
Tantalum H.C.
Starck
Ltd. CID002549
Tantalum H.C.
Starck
Smelting
GmbH
&
Co.
KG CID002550
Tantalum Global
Advanced
Metals
Boyertown CID002557
Tantalum Global
Advanced
Metals
Aizu CID002558
Tantalum KEMET
Blue
Powder CID002568
Tantalum Resind
Industria
e
Comercio
Ltda. CID002707
Tantalum Jiangxi
Tuohong
New
Raw
Material CID002842
Tantalum Power
Resources
Ltd. CID002847
Tantalum Guangdong
Rising
Rare
Metals-EO
Materials
Ltd. CID000291
Tantalum RFH
Tantalum
Smeltry
Co.,
Ltd. CID001522
Tin Chenzhou
Yunxiang
Mining
and
Metallurgy
Co.,
Ltd. CID000228
Tin Jiangxi
Ketai
Advanced
Material
Co.,
Ltd. CID000244
Tin Alpha CID000292

11
 
  
Metal Smelter Smelter ID
Tin CV
Gita
Pesona CID000306
Tin PT
Aries
Kencana
Sejahtera CID000309
Tin PT
Premium
Tin CID000313
Tin CV
United
Smelting CID000315
Tin Dowa CID000402
Tin EM
Vinto CID000438
Tin Fenix
Metals CID000468
Tin Gejiu
Non-Ferrous
Metal
Processing
Co.,
Ltd. CID000538
Tin Huichang
Jinshunda
Tin
Co.,
Ltd. CID000760
Tin Gejiu
Kai
Meng
Industry
and
Trade
LLC CID000942
Tin China
Tin
Group
Co.,
Ltd. CID001070
Tin Malaysia
Smelting
Corporation
(MSC) CID001105
Tin Metallic
Resources,
Inc. CID001142
Tin Mineracao
Taboca
S.A. CID001173
Tin Minsur CID001182
Tin Mitsubishi
Materials
Corporation CID001191
Tin Jiangxi
New
Nanshan
Technology
Ltd. CID001231
Tin O.M.
Manufacturing
(Thailand)
Co.,
Ltd. CID001314
Tin Operaciones
Metalurgical
S.A. CID001337
Tin PT
Artha
Cipta
Langgeng CID001399
Tin PT
Babel
Inti
Perkasa CID001402
Tin PT
Bangka
Tin
Industry CID001419
Tin PT
Belitung
Industri
Sejahtera CID001421
Tin PT
Bukit
Timah CID001428
Tin PT
DS
Jaya
Abadi CID001434
Tin PT
Eunindo
Usaha
Mandiri CID001438
Tin PT
Karimun
Mining CID001448
Tin PT
Mitra
Stania
Prima CID001453
Tin PT
Panca
Mega
Persada CID001457
Tin PT
Prima
Timah
Utama CID001458
Tin PT
Refined
Bangka
Tin CID001460
Tin PT
Sariwiguna
Binasentosa CID001463
Tin PT
Stanindo
Inti
Perkasa CID001468
Tin PT
Sumber
Jaya
Indah CID001471
Tin PT
Timah
(Persero)
Tbk
Kundur CID001477
Tin PT
Timah
(Persero)
Tbk
Mentok CID001482
Tin PT
Tinindo
Inter
Nusa CID001490
Tin PT
Tommy
Utama CID001493
Tin Rui
Da
Hung CID001539
Tin Soft
Metais
Ltda. CID001758

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Metal Smelter Smelter ID
Tin Thaisarco CID001898
Tin Gejiu
Yunxin
Nonferrous
Electrolysis
Co.,
Ltd. CID001908
Tin White
Solder
Metalurgia
e
Mineracao
Ltda. CID002036
Tin Yunnan
Chengfeng
Non-ferrous
Metals
Co.,
Ltd. CID002158
Tin Yunnan
Tin
Company
Limited CID002180
Tin CV
Venus
Inti
Perkasa CID002455
Tin Magnu's
Minerais
Metais
e
Ligas
Ltda. CID002468
Tin Melt
Metais
e
Ligas
S.A. CID002500
Tin PT
ATD
Makmur
Mandiri
Jaya CID002503
Tin O.M.
Manufacturing
Philippines,
Inc. CID002517
Tin PT
Inti
Stania
Prima CID002530
Tin CV
Ayi
Jaya CID002570
Tin CV
Dua
Sekawan CID002592
Tin CV
Tiga
Sekawan CID002593
Tin Resind
Industria
e
Comercio
Ltda. CID002706
Tin PT
O.M.
Indonesia CID002757
Tin PT
Bangka
Prima
Tin CID002776
Tin PT
Sukses
Inti
Makmur CID002816
Tin PT
Kijang
Jaya
Mandiri CID002829
Tin PT
Menara
Cipta
Mulia CID002835
Tin Gejiu
Fengming
Metallurgy
Chemical
Plant CID002848
Tin Guanyang
Guida
Nonferrous
Metal
Smelting
Plant CID002849
Tin Gejiu
Jinye
Mineral
Company CID002859
Tin PT
Lautan
Harmonis
Sejahtera CID002870
Tin Guangdong
Hanhe
Non-Ferrous
Metal
Co.,
Ltd. CID003116
Tin Metallo
Spain
S.L.U. CID002774
Tin Metallo
Belgium
N.V. CID002773
Tungsten A.L.M.T.
TUNGSTEN
Corp. CID000004
Tungsten Kennametal
Huntsville CID000105
Tungsten Guangdong
Xianglu
Tungsten
Co.,
Ltd. CID000218
Tungsten Chongyi
Zhangyuan
Tungsten
Co.,
Ltd. CID000258
Tungsten Fujian
Jinxin
Tungsten
Co.,
Ltd. CID000499
Tungsten Global
Tungsten
&
Powders
Corp. CID000568
Tungsten Hunan
Chunchang
Nonferrous
Metals
Co.,
Ltd. CID000769
Tungsten Japan
New
Metals
Co.,
Ltd. CID000825
Tungsten Ganzhou
Huaxing
Tungsten
Products
Co.,
Ltd. CID000875
Tungsten Kennametal
Fallon CID000966
Tungsten Tejing
(Vietnam)
Tungsten
Co.,
Ltd. CID001889
Tungsten Vietnam
Youngsun
Tungsten
Industry
Co.,
Ltd. CID002011
Tungsten Wolfram
Bergbau
und
Hutten
AG CID002044

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Metal Smelter Smelter ID
Tungsten Xiamen
Tungsten
Co.,
Ltd. CID002082
Tungsten Xinhai
Rendan
Shaoguan
Tungsten
Co.,
Ltd. CID002095
Tungsten Ganzhou
Jiangwu
Ferrotungsten
Co.,
Ltd. CID002315
Tungsten Jiangxi
Yaosheng
Tungsten
Co.,
Ltd. CID002316
Tungsten Jiangxi
Xinsheng
Tungsten
Industry
Co.,
Ltd. CID002317
Tungsten Jiangxi
Tonggu
Non-ferrous
Metallurgical
&
Chemical
Co.,
Ltd. CID002318
Tungsten Malipo
Haiyu
Tungsten
Co.,
Ltd. CID002319
Tungsten Xiamen
Tungsten
(H.C.)
Co.,
Ltd. CID002320
Tungsten Jiangxi
Gan
Bei
Tungsten
Co.,
Ltd. CID002321
Tungsten Ganzhou
Seadragon
W
&
Mo
Co.,
Ltd. CID002494
Tungsten Asia
Tungsten
Products
Vietnam
Ltd. CID002502
Tungsten Chenzhou
Diamond
Tungsten
Products
Co.,
Ltd. CID002513
Tungsten Jiangxi
Xiushui
Xianggan
Nonferrous
Metals
Co.,
Ltd. CID002535
Tungsten H.C.
Starck
GmbH CID002541
Tungsten H.C.
Starck
Smelting
GmbH
&
Co.
KG CID002542
Tungsten Nui
Phao
H.C.
Starck
Tungsten
Chemicals
Manufacturing
LLC CID002543
Tungsten Jiangwu
H.C.
Starck
Tungsten
Products
Co.,
Ltd. CID002551
Tungsten Hunan
Chuangda
Vanadium
Tungsten
Co.,
Ltd.
Wuji CID002579
Tungsten Niagara
Refining
LLC CID002589
Tungsten Hydrometallurg,
JSC CID002649
Tungsten Unecha
Refractory
Metals
Plant CID002724
Tungsten South-East
Nonferrous
Metal
Company
Limited
of
Hengyang
City CID002815
Tungsten Philippine
Chuangxin
Industrial
Co.,
Inc. CID002827
Tungsten Xinfeng
Huarui
Tungsten
&
Molybdenum
New
Material
Co.,
Ltd. CID002830
Tungsten ACL
Metais
Eireli CID002833
Tungsten Woltech
Korea
Co.,
Ltd. CID002843
Tungsten Moliren
Ltd. CID002845
Tungsten Hunan
Chenzhou
Mining
Co.,
Ltd. CID000766
 
 
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